#9 Misirlou, Dick Dale & the Del-Tones (Pulp Fic soundtrack version, sorry)vs.#24 Debora, Tyranosaurus RexAn instrumental faces off against a song that seems mainly to be the titular lass's name repeated with different grunt patterns.

#21 I Can See For Miles, The Whovs.#12 1969, The StoogesA fine object lesson on how hard rock changed a little bit during the decade.

#14 One, Harry Nilssonvs.#19 Tighten Up, Archie Bell & the DrellsI like the Harry Nilsson original so much more than the U2 version... err, I mean, "bugger off, Three Dog Night, and let Harry sing about the loneliest number."

#11 Hold On, I'm Comin', Sam & Davevs.#22 Kick Out The Jams, MC5I didn't think I knew #11, but I assure you, I know the opening brass riff. You know it. The whole of America has this embedded in its mind within five months of being born or moving here. It faces off against a song known for having a real dirty word right up at the front of it.

#10 Doctor Who (Original Theme), BBC Radiophonic Workshopvs. #23 Laisse Tomber les Filles, France GallI'm not quite sure if this is the original original Dr. Who soundtrack; if you notice it's not, HA HA, YOUR A BIG NERD. It faces off against a swingin' Serge Gainsbourg-penned track. Even if you don't speak French, you know she's young and the song's probably a little dirty.

#15 Stand By Me, Ben E. Kingvs.#18 Season of the Witch, DonovanOne of these was played at most of my high school dances; the other's title accurately portrays what those dances were like.

I'm on the dark side of the road.

“FWIW - I was about to go the other way, saying a Space Ghost parody trumps a pretty good Muppet Show sketch, but then the waah wahhh bit started...killed it dead.” – Cranky Uncle Greg, coming strong with the cranky really early.

“Ok, this one is a tough one. "Crying" is a better song, but I have to vote for "Here I Go Again" because the inclusion of a song by Archie Bell and the Drells, from Houston, Texas, who dance just as good as they walk, that isn't "Tighten Up" is tremendous.” – WBF [“Tighten Up” is coming, my friend. – Ms. L]

#9 Sweet Thing, Van Morrisonvs.#24 Get Ready, The TemptationsI'm a little biased; "Sweet Thing" is the song I play first on every piece of audio equipment I buy. But this is a great Temptations song, too.

#21 Monk Time, The Monksvs.#12 River Man, Nick DrakeAngry G.I.s making protopunk or sensitive, doomed English folkie?

It's new! It's the 1960s! I'm still saying it's new.

Why yes... yes we can. Sure, they ranked everything, but why not put these songs through a little competition?

We will have songs from the British invasion, from Brazil, from France, from garages across the world. Patsy Cline vs. noise manipulators. Ode to Billy Joe vs. I Wanna Be Your Dog. Neil Diamond vs. Lou Reed. Also, I'm working on having all the songs we're covering (that's all but the bottom 8 on the list) available as zipped You Send It files.

If you want to see the entire bracketing, you can look at the Google spreadsheet. It's big, so I'll be splitting the sheets down in the near future.

The name of this winner is Talking Heads.

If you wish to continue voting on things, CDB is running a Sidekicks Tournament at his site.

If you wish for us to run another tournament, please give us an idea before I give up and just hold a tournament to determine which of the Mag Fields' 69 Love Songs is the best.

If you're going to Pitchfork, Lolla, or the Hideout Block Party (Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Party), comment and let me know. I'll be at all three; Cranky Uncle Greg will be at the latter, perhaps throwing empty Old Style cans at Steve Albini's head.